Use of the City Field in Florida
Use the following checklist step-by-step to determine whether the "City" field for a segment or place should contain a name or be marked as "None":
STEP 1 - Incorporated Municipality. Is it on the list of legally incorporated municipalities? If NO, proceed to Step 2. If YES, check if your segment / place falls within the city limits by using Florida Mapping Resources. If it is not within the city limits, make sure it's not in an adjacent city or eligible location specified below. If not, stop here, you're done.
STEP 2 - Large Census Designated Place. Is it on the list of large Census Designated Places? If NO, then proceed to Step 3. If YES, The geographic boundaries of many CDP's can be found on the US Census Bureau website; use these boundaries. See if the county PA / GIS website listed at Florida Mapping Resources shows the boundaries. If you still can't find defined boundaries for the CDP, take a scroll through along a major roadway in street view to see where FDOT or the county may have placed signs indicating where the CDP begins and ends.
STEP 3 - County Property Appraiser. If you look up a parcel on the roadway in question using a Property Appraiser's website listed at Florida Mapping Resources, does it list your target name as a valid address? If NO, proceed to Step 4. If YES, try to determine the boundaries for use of that City name by checking subsequent parcels in the area or checking county GIS sites listed at Florida Mapping Resources.
STEP 4 - Indian Reservations / Government Installations. Is the segment / place located on an Indian Reservation or Government Installation? If NO, proceed to Step 5. If YES, listing the name of the reservation or installation in the City field may be appropriate. If you think YES, consult a State Manager or Regional Coordinator for more guidance.
STEP 5 - Other Place of Significance. There are many other Census Designated Places and points of interest throughout Florida, but many are small. Does your target location have a major cultural significance (e.g. tourist attraction, county seat, travel milestone (e.g. Yeehaw Junction))? If you think YES, consult a State Manager or Regional Coordinator for more guidance. If NO, then mark the City field as "None". Stop here, you're done. There are no more options.
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Incorporated Municipality [initial]
Is it on the list of Legally Incorporated Municipalities?
YES - Inside City Limits? [1]
NO - Large CDP? [2] __________________________________________________________________________
Inside City Limits? [1] Please check if your segment or place falls within the city limits by using a local (preferred government provided) GIS source. Please use an approved source from your local mapping resources page.
YES - Use Incorporated name [Final Instruction 1].
NO - Large CDP? [2] __________________________________________________________________________
Large CDP? [2] Large Census Designated Place. Is it on the list of large Census Designated Places available here?
Yes - Use US Census Maps [Final Instruction 2]
NO - Check County Property Appraiser. [3]
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Check County Property Appraiser [3] Identify a parcel on the roadway in question using a Property Appraiser's website. Is it listed your target name as a valid address?
YES - Determine boundaries [Final Instruction 3]
NO - Reservations / Gov. Installations [4]
__________________________________________________________________________ Reservations / Gov. Installations. [4] Is the segment / place located on an Indian Reservation or Government Installation?
YES - Contact Regional Managment [Final Instruction 4]
NO - Significant Places [5] __________________________________________________________________________ Significant Places [5] There are many other Census Designated Places and points of interest throughout Florida, but many are small. Does your target location have a major cultural significance (e.g. tourist attraction, county seat, travel milestone (e.g. Yeehaw Junction))?
YES - Contact Regional Managment [Final Instruction 4]
NO - Mark City as None [Final Instruction 5] __________________________________________________________________________
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Use Incorporated Name [Final Instruction 1] Use the incorporated city name in the city field for the segment or place.
Use US Census Map for CDP [Final Instruction 2] Use the PDF maps or the CDP overlays provided here with WME Overlay. The geographic boundaries of CDP's can be found on the US Census Bureau website. Please use the names shown for segments or places within those boundaries.
Determine Boundaries [Final Instruction 3] Determine Boundaries for city name address. Determine the boundaries of that City name by checking subsequent parcels in the area or checking county GIS sites listed at Florida Mapping Resources.
Contact Regional Managment [Final Instruction 4] Listing the name of the reservation or installation in the City field may be appropriate. If you think YES, consult a State Manager or Regional Coordinator for more guidance.
Mark City as None [Final Instruction 5] You have exausted all means of providing a city name for the segment or place. You may click the "none" checkbox for the city name.
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This is a clickable interactive guide to determine when a city name should or should not be used in the city field of a segment or place.
A text version of this information is available here.
Introduction
While the illustrations displayed by each question may not represent every possible variation, they do represent the difference between the two options in that question. Please choose the most appropriate answer.
Notes
NOTE: Mailing addresses alone are not a determining factor for filling in the City field; city limits are. For example, everyone who lives in Leon County has a "Tallahassee, FL" mailing address, but not everyone in Leon County lives within the incorporated city limits of Tallahassee. Most unincorporated county areas should have the City field checked as "None", unless they meet one of the following exceptions.
How to Use
To use this interactive flowchart;
- Start with the first question in The Interactive Algorithm.
- Click on the appropriate answer which best matches your situation. A new question will jump to the top of the screen
- Continue answering the questions until an instruction is displayed at the top of the screen.
The interactive algorithm
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STEP 1 - Incorporated Municipality.
Is the name on the list of legally incorporated municipalities? If YES, check if your segment / place falls within the city limits by using the appropriate local gis source such as one of the resources from Florida Mapping Resources. If it is not within the city limits, make sure it's not in an adjacent city or eligible location specified below. If not, stop here, you're done.
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If NO, proceed to Step 2.
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Do the origin and the destination meet at a Roundabout?
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| NO |
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Is the turn angle from the origin to the destination between How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Turn threshold and 150°?
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| [[#04|NO, the turn angle is less How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Stay threshold]] |
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| NO, the turn angle is greater than 150° |
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SPECULATION NOTE: This is unconfirmed Turns with angles greater than 150° will follow the same instruction path as [[#03|How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Turn threshold-150°]], but the Waze routing server will penalize this turn, and avoid routing through it. |
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Which direction is the turn?
| Left => Turn Left |
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| Right => Turn Right |
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Are there any other branches with unrestricted turns from the origin?
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| NO => No Instruction |
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Is there more than one (1) other branch?
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| NO |
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Are the two branches (the destination and the other branch) overlapping?
| YES => No Instruction |
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| NO |
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Is the name of the origin and the destination identical?
| YES |
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| NO |
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Are the origin and the destination the same road type?
| YES |
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| NO |
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Are both the name AND the road type of any of the other branches identical to the origin?
| YES |
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| NO => No Instruction |
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Is there any other branch to the left of the destination branch?
| YES |
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| NO |
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Is this an overlapping segment, is it overlapped by any other branch?
| YES |
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| NO |
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Are the segments in a right hand traffic country (such as the USA)?
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| NO => Keep/Stay Right |
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Is the origin a highway? ( Freeway , Major Highway , or Minor Highway )
| YES |
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| NO |
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Is the destination a highway? ( Freeway , Major Highway , or Minor Highway )
| YES => Keep/Stay Left |
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| NO => Exit Left |
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| (23) |
Is the origin a Ramp ?
| YES |
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| NO => Keep/Stay Left |
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| (24) |
Is the destination a highway ( Freeway , Major Highway , or Minor Highway ), or a Ramp ?
| YES => Keep/Stay Left |
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| NO => Exit Left |
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| (09) |
Is the name of any of the other branches identical to the origin?
| YES |
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| NO => No Instruction |
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Are the origin and the destination the same road type?
| YES |
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| NO |
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Is the name of any of the other branches identical to the origin?
| YES |
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| NO |
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| (12) |
Is the road type of any of the other branches identical to the origin?
| YES |
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| NO => No Instruction |
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Are the segments in a left hand traffic country (like the UK)?
| YES |
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| NO => Keep/Stay Left |
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| (15) |
Is the origin a highway? ( Freeway , Major Highway , or Minor Highway )
| YES |
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| NO |
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| (16) |
Is the destination a highway? ( Freeway , Major Highway , or Minor Highway )
| YES => Keep/Stay Right |
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| NO => Exit Right |
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| (17) |
Is the origin a Ramp ?
| YES |
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| NO => Keep/Stay Right |
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| (18) |
Is the destination a highway ( Freeway , Major Highway , or Minor Highway ), or a Ramp ?
| YES => Keep/Stay Right |
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| NO => Exit Right |
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| (27) |
Are there five (5) or more segments (junctions) connected to the roundabout?
| YES => At the Roundabout Take the #xx Exit |
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| NO |
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From the perspective of the origin, are the roundabout angles to all the other segments between 0°-15°, or 75°-105°?
| YES |
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| NO => At the Roundabout Take the #xx Exit |
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What direction is the destination relative to the origin?
| Left => At the Roundabout Turn Left |
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| Straight => At the Roundabout Continue Straight |
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| Right => At the Roundabout Turn Right |
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| U Turn, Back => At the Roundabout Make a U Turn |
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No Instruction
There will be No instruction given passing through this junction. This can be caused by several factors including
- Best Continuation
- Certain cases with an overlapping segment
- The instruction would be Continue Straight (this doesn't yet exist in the client application)
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Turn Right
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Keep/Stay Right
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Exit Right
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- NOTE:
- In a left hand traffic country this instruction does not exist, and will instead give a Keep/Stay_Right instruction.
- You will only get an Exit instruction on a turn angle less than How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Stay threshold, because it is assumed no true exit would have a turn sharper than How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Stay threshold.
- NOTE:
Turn Left
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Keep/Stay Left
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Exit Left
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- NOTE:
- In a right hand traffic country this instruction does not exist, and will instead give a Keep/Stay_Left instruction.
- You will only get an Exit instruction on a turn angle less than How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Stay threshold, because it is assumed no true exit would have a turn sharper than How Waze determines turn / keep / exit maneuvers/Stay threshold.
- NOTE:
At the Roundabout Take the #xx Exit
The "#xx" will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.. The counting starts from the origin.
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NOTE: In the client app there will be a digit inside the circle representing which number exit you must take (starting from the origin).
- If the roundabout is not formed correctly (more than one entering/exiting segment connected to same roundabout node), you may get an instruction "at the roundabout, exit number 0" with a partial verbal instruction.
At the Roundabout Turn Left
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At the Roundabout Turn Right
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Use the Census Designated Place's Name as the City
| Click the edit button for the segment or place. | |
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| http://i.imgur.com/p4MwCEC.png | |
Click the checkbox for no city
| Click the edit button for the segment or place. | |
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| http://i.imgur.com/br9K7pJ.png | |
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